Elizabeth Warren Bought Foreclosed Homes to Make a Quick Profit — Before the crash that she blamed on speculators, Senator Elizabeth Warren made a bundle by flipping houses. — Nearly two years after Veo Vessels died, her daughter, 70-year-old Mary Frances Hickman, decided to sell the home her mother had left to her.

Gov. Jindal: Senator Paul Unsuited to Be Commander-in-Chief — Today, Governor Jindal released the following statement after Senator Rand Paul commented this morning that ISIS exists because of hawkish foreign policy. — Governor Jindal said, “This is a perfect example of why Senator Paul is unsuited to be Commander-in-Chief.

A tiny string of text can disable iPhone Messages — Apple device owners have discovered a string of text characters that, when received on an iPhone in Messages, can lock people out of the app and — reportedly in some cases — crash the phone. Users who receive the string with Messages open …

Have Democrats Pulled Too Far Left? — AMONG liberals, it's almost universally assumed that of the two major parties, it's the Republicans who have become more extreme over the years. That's a self-flattering but false narrative. — This is not to say the Republican Party hasn't become a more conservative party.

Barack Obama's water war — Industries like agriculture, oil and home-building are lining up to attack a rule aimed at protecting wetlands and waterways. — The Obama administration opened its newest offensive in the water wars on Wednesday, championing protections for waterways …

Americans Continue to Shift Left on Key Moral Issues — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — Americans are more likely now than in the early 2000s to find a variety of behaviors morally acceptable, including gay and lesbian relations, having a baby outside of marriage and sex between an unmarried man and woman.

Is this central Denver's first 420-friendly hotel? — Smoke, vape and edibles on the balcony? It's all good at Nativ Hotel, downtown Denver's first outwardly 420-friendly hotel — Many in Colorado's bustling cannabis industry have complained about the lack of marijuana-friendly hotels in this state and others.

Federal Laws and Policies Prohibiting Marijuana Use — Recently, several states and the District of Columbia have decriminalized the use of marijuana, allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes and/or for limited recreational use. These changes to state law have raised questions …

ExxonMobil CEO mocks renewable energy in shareholder speech — The CEO of one of the world's largest oil companies downplayed the effects of climate change at his company's annual meeting Wednesday, telling shareholders his firm hadn't invested in renewable energy because “We choose not to lose money on purpose.”

Nebraska Abolishes Death Penalty — LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska on Wednesday became the first conservative state in more than 40 years to abolish the death penalty, with lawmakers defying their Republican governor, Pete Ricketts, a staunch supporter of capital punishment who had lobbied vigorously against banning it.

Judge orders Hillary Clinton email releases every 30 days — A federal judge issued an order Wednesday requiring the State Department to make public batches of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails every 30 days starting next month. — U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras …

Give the ‘bigot’ bomb a break — Reducing human beings to their worst idea or comment diminishes us all. — A lesbian couple purchased engagement rings from a Christian jeweler.They were so pleased with the service, they referred a friend to the shop to purchase a ring for his girlfriend.

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